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1⁄16 Unit Arabia Felix
| Issuer | Sabaean Kingdom |
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| Year | 100 BC - 1 BC |
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| Value | ¹⁄₁₆ Unit (1⁄16) |
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| Obverse lettering | FIJI 2024 10g Ag 999 Rerevaka na Kalou ka doka na Tui HALF DOLLAR (Translation: Fear god and honour the king/queen) |
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| Reverse script | Ancient South Arabian |
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The Sabaean Kingdom controlled the frankincense and myrrh trade routes through southern Arabia for centuries, and coinage here served a different economy than the Mediterranean world — these fractional bronzes circulated alongside South Arabian silver units in a system rooted in commodity exchange rather than state taxation. The denomination itself, a sixteenth, reflects the careful subdivision typical of Sabaean monetary reckoning.
Zeno catalog reference 2238 places this among a thinly documented series. At 0.22 grams, losses to corrosion frequently compromise surviving examples.